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Gender science and equality – are girls better at science?For decades, girls have thought they are naturally drawn to arty subjects and boys are better at science. However, my daughter has shown a strong interest in subjects that would… Continue Reading

Why we need to face education and the technology revolutionDid you ever wonder why toddlers can login to an iPad or start watching an episode of the Octonauts on iPlayer, having remembered the password, while the parents still write… Continue Reading

Times Higher Education awards – and the winner is?Have you ever been to a glittery black tie event presented by Jack Dee with a room full of CEOs, CEs or VPs from the HEA, HEIs or the NUS?… Continue Reading

The Bioengineering Experience is in its third yearChildren from state and independent schools took part in real research activities at the Institute of Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Materials Science. Year 6 children learnt about the… Continue Reading

The Imperial Festival was a fantastic opportunity for children to meet real scientists, do real experiments and talk about real research. There was astonishing stuff where the scientists explained how…

The higher education Green Paper was published on 6 November 2015. According to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the proposals are designed to: introduce a Teaching Excellence Framework…

The Institute of Bioengineering (IOB) launched an exciting, cross-disciplinary event at Queen Mary University of London. The event brought together scientists, engineers and clinicians from the Faculty of Science and…